PRINTING TERMS GLOSSARY
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- image
- A representation or duplicate of something. In terms of graphics, an image is a stored description of a picture.
- image area
- The area inside the page margins. Some page elements, such as page-number markers, are placed outside of the image area.
- imagesetter
- A typesetting device that can transfer camera-ready text and artwork directly to paper or film at high resolutions. Imagesetters usually are PostScript-compatible through the use of a dedicated raster image processor (RIP).
- imposition
- A type of layout that correctly positions photographic negatives or positives on a lithographic flat for simultaneous printing as a signature.
- impression
- The pressure applied to the form by means of a platen or cylinder to give a print from
- impression cylinder
- Cylinder of an offset press that squeezes the paper against the blanket cylinder carrying the image.
- indexed color image
- A single-channel image, with 8 bits of color information per pixel. The index is a color lookup table containing up to 256 colors.
- ink-jet printer
- A nonimpact printer that fires tiny drops of ink at the paper to create characters or graphics.
- inside margin
- The space between the binding edge of the page and the text.
- italic
- A type style in which the characters are slanted upward to the right. Usually, italic characters have different shapes than their Roman counterparts.
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